Design Thinking Reimagined: Creativity Meets AI

Whether new to design thinking or looking to deepen your practice, this session will provide hands-on experience applying key principles, enhanced by accessible and practical AI tools.

We will address real challenges through empathy, curiosity, and experimentation. Feel free to bring a project or challenge to the table. Though we may not have time to dive deep into individual projects, you'll be equipped with valuable tools, insights, and actionable next steps that you can apply right away.

Throughout the workshop, we'll explore how AI can serve as a creative partner, helping to reframe challenges, generate ideas, synthesize information, and support human-centered thinking. You'll walk away with a practical understanding of using AI thoughtfully and ethically to support your innovation process.

This session is ideal for individuals and teams who want to:
- Get a hands-on introduction to design thinking fundamentals
- Learn how to integrate AI into brainstorming, research, and creative workflows
- Explore new ways of tackling workplace challenges with empathy and innovation
- Leave with actionable tools to take back to their own work

Key Takeaways:
1. Clarify Problems: Learn how AI can help define and refine the right challenge to solve
2. Accelerate Research: Quickly gather and summarize information to support your process
3. Expand Ideas: Use AI and collaborative techniques to generate and evaluate creative solutions
4. Build Forward Momentum: Walk away with templates, tools, and prompts to apply to your own projects after the workshop

Format:
A dynamic, 1-day in-person or virtual workshop blending short talks, hands-on activities, live demonstrations of AI tools through (Stanford's AI Playground and other AI tools as needed), and guided design thinking exercises. No project is required, just curiosity, an open mind, and a willingness to try something new.